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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  Ok I'm gonna chime in one more time....No one is saying she didn't go to the show we are all pretty sure the dog was shown. If you know the standard and you know the dog is incorrect why take it in the ring is the point of all this. I pet out dogs with faults. No dog is going to be perfect but if you take in a dog with an "OBIVIOUS" fault then you don't care about the representation of the breed. All yorkies are pretty! Some are pets and some are show dogs. Show breeders are only asking and trying to educate on is that you show the best representation of the breed and go by what the standard is saying that means "no chocolate" because it's not the steel blue it's calling for in the standard. Almost every show breeder has pet quality puppies in a litter and if something is way off you spay and place that yorkie into a loving and caring home as such as any of you. I know show breeders that take dogs in the ring all the time that shouldn't be in the ring and that's why you have so many that are on YT that get frustrated with taking in those that don't fit the standard in the ring and are so passionate about it. All we are asking is educate yourself and if you know it's not up to standard why do it? Again, just like children you want them to follow the rules but how can you expect them too when the adults can't!
JMHO
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers |
Before I start, please know that I am no way trying to argue with you.
Okay, something I never understood...why is it that people think what the AKC writes is the law? "Laws" can be changed and deviated from. I mean, I just read on their site that the Yorkie was a mixture of a few dogs and was first brought into the ring as a broken haired Scotch Terrier. Now, good thing these people were mixing breeds and brought this particular dog into the ring being a "mutt/variety" or else the Yorkshire Terrier might not be around today. I'm sure the miners weren't professional show breeders. They mixed the dogs and they were about 20lbs. Then shouldn't a 20lb Yorkie be the standard? I'm sure people who breed Yorkies back then were po'ed when these little toys started entering the ring. Who said they had to be 4-7lbs?
My point is this, the Yorkshire Terrier is a beautiful dog, no matter what color he is. If people want to strive for different colors of the Yorkie to be recognized, I don't think there should be a problem, but of course, there will always be a problem. Reputable show breeders can still breed beautiful blue and gold Yorkshire Terriers, that won't change. But some want to see the parti and the chocolate to be recognized too. They will never take the beauty away from the "original" Yorkshire Terrier.